Places anethompson Wants to Go

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

A pair of stones embedded in an Edinburgh street memorialize one of the city's last public hangings.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

This stately bank building hides a spectacular star-studded ceiling.

The healing properties of this well attracted royals and commoners throughout the Middle Ages.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.

Enter this small nook and you'll be surrounded by 360 degrees of street art.

The 16th-century church has the only stained glass windows that survived the Scottish Reformation intact.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?